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The Young Alumni Council (YAC) is Boston University School of Law's direct line to young alumni. It was created by young alumni to help the Esdaile Alumni Center better serve the needs and wants of the School's large young alumni (less than 10 years out) population both locally and nationally. The main goal is to keep young alumni involved with the School through social events, service events, networking, fundraising and any other way they see fit.
The YAC consists of a national board, based in Boston, which oversees the activities of YAC members and regional chapters. YAC members outside of Boston will represent the School in their area. Regions with large concentrations of young alumni can form regional chapters, which will be responsible for planning local events and fundraisers with the help of the national board and Esdaile Alumni Center. There are currently chapters in Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
- Deanna Gard Sheridan (JD '03), Noresco - President
- Chris Strang (JD '05), Desmond, Strang & Scott, LLP - Advisor
- Jennifer Taylor (JD '05), BU Law First Year Writing Program - Member
- Ed Zacharias (JD '06), McDermott Wil & Emery LLP - Member
- Brook Ames (JD '05), Goodwin Procter LLP - Member
- Colin Van Dyke (JD '05), Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC - Member
- Chris Valente (JD '09), K&L Gates LLP - Member
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Boston
- Jamie Charles (JD '09), Judicial Clerk, Massachusetts Appeals Court
Chicago
- Ian Ackerman (JD '06)
- Sid Bale (JD '05)
- Christopher Freeman (JD '07)
- Sally Gasper (JD '07)
- C. Murray Harris (JD '03), Anderson Rasor and Partners LLP
- Matt Shiels (JD '05), Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Italy
- Kate Siebke (JD '05) Latham & Watkins LLP
Las Vegas
- Layke Martin Stolberg (JD '06)
Los Angeles
- Dave Loughnot (JD '05), Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP
- Tracy Evans Moyer (JD '98), McGuire Woods LLP
New York City
- Cassandra Aquart (JD '03), US Bankruptcy Court S. District of NY
- Miller Brownstein (JD '04), Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- Robert Marshall (JD '03), Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
- Zachary Smith (JD '03), Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Philadelphia
- Eric Hurwitz (JD '99), Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP
- Ed Kelly (JD '99), Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandell LLP
- Fahd Riaz (JD '02), Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
San Francisco
- Jessie Arlauckas (JD '06)
- Dan Balmat (JD '03), Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP
- Lisa Thompson (JD '05)
Washington, D.C.
- Nicole Cerquitella (JD '03), Groom Law Group
- Alon Cohen (JD '05)
- Carolina Mirabal (JD '02), Federal Railroad Administration
- Suzanne Smith (JD '03), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
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